Jamie Dupree

Jamie Dupree (born in Washington, D.C.) is a radio news correspondent based in Washington, D.C., best known for his career at Cox Radio. As a radio correspondent he has covered the United States Congress and politics. Dupree is a graduate of the University of Florida.

Jamie Dupree
Born1963[1]
Washington, D.C.
EducationUniversity of Florida
OccupationCorrespondent
Reporter

Career

Dupree began his career as a radio broadcaster in 1983.[1] He serves as the Senior Washington Correspondent for Atlanta's WSB Radio, along with numerous other Cox Media Group affiliates including WDBO, WOKV, WHIO, and KRMG. He actively maintains a news blog, Jamie Dupree’s Washington Insider, which is available through Cox affiliate websites. Dupree maintains a significant social media presence through Facebook and Twitter.[2]

Before his health issues took his voice, Dupree made frequent appearances on the conservative commentator Sean Hannity's radio show to discuss politics. He is a frequent guest on the Sean Hannity Show. Hannity calls him "the most connected man in Washington.”

In November 2018, Dupree was honored by the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association (RTCA) with its 2018 Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress.[1]

Personal life

Dupree is married with three children.

Dupree is an Amateur Extra-class ham radio operator (NS3T) and is an avid contester.[1]

Health

In April 2016, Dupree noticed that his voice began to falter after becoming ill on a family vacation in the UK. His voice became scratchy and high, then he quickly lost the ability to speak coherently. He continued working by use of note cards to interview news makers. In April 2017, he was diagnosed with tongue protrusion dystonia, a rare neurological condition that robbed him of his smooth baritone reporting voice. Subsequent treatments yielded no success, but Dupree continued to work in written form through his articles and blog.[3][4]

Return to radio

With no resolution to his speech condition on the horizon, Dupree and his coworkers began looking for high tech solutions. The Scotland-based technology firm CereProc had the solution. CereProc processed hundreds of audio files of Dupree's previous reporting to produce a sophisticated text-to-speech program to synthesize Dupree's distinctive voice. On June 18, 2018, Dupree returned to the airwaves using the program which was dubbed Jamie Dupree 2.0.[5][4]

Jamie Dupree left Cox Media Group on November 30, 2020. [6]

References
  1. "Broadcaster Jamie Dupree, NS3T, Receives Radio & Television Correspondents' Association Career Achievement Award". ARRL. November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. Jamie Dupree at Twitter
  3. Strauss, Ben (December 15, 2017). "The Radio Reporter Who Lost His Voice But Still Covers Congress". Politico. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. "Pulling back the curtain on Jamie Dupree 2.0". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 17, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  5. Emerson, Bo (June 11, 2018). "Jamie Dupree, silenced by illness, surfaces new voice". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  6. Ho, Rodney (November 30, 2020). "Jamie Dupree leaving Cox Radio after 30 years". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2020-11-30.


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